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ion #: uestion Title:

SU-PC-2012-D-2B

22.07.2011

Duration

l0:15 AM to 11:00 AM

Each selection in this test is followed by several questions. After reading the selection, choose the best response to each question and mark ( { sheet. your replies are to be based on is stated or irnplied in the ielection. what

Directions:

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FASSAG&I It must be the season

You .un rr.ur;h. *.;rt;;j;irl.ippi"g off peoples tongues: the country can't be rebuilt, it witi revert to civil *u. und a Marshafl ptan woild be a colossal waste of money' If these rvere just the musings of cammentut;d';il.y wouldn,t matter much. But many within the administration are urging washingto"n to quickry ;;i;;i;'*;;il;;#r'"rilr*n""istan and move on. Not on'ly would this be astrategic-error, ""d bui it wluld ,t o* uiinooess to on" ortrr. v're errvYY ur .ost important lessons of the last decade.

against AlQaeda' the Arab reaction and ihe anthrax is an easv one: the prospect for Afghanistan.

"tl::r]:l:ln. Hruing worried-abour the war in Afghanistan, the battle r....li". have found the nexftarget fbr our groom and it

Let us try a word in association game. what comes to mind when you-think of the following: Rwanda, Bosnia' Kosovo' East Timor, Moiambique and ug*J"i'i* p'."pr"'iir" Jnr*.. is civ' war, ethnic cleansing' failed states and intractable irorl woes. And that is what they represented the last time you looked at them' But a funnv thing happened over th" iuJ ;;;;;;:;, the IrN Development chief, Mark Malloch Brown puts it, "The spotlight went away, but these .omtri, slowly began putting their houses in order. Todav thev are all peaiefulJt.*onuutv tiuH. iir. n;rl ,ir*fgr^"?g."uin. economic activity,,. In some cases' it is better:than that. Moz3,1b1eue, for elaTple, was growing at nine per cent in lggg when a uou,o w'i have seceded nonuioi.ntty }JJ,i.TTT*,H"| of these places is likely to become a switzerland;ii"fii. uny time soon. uu! v'|!' Butihey arc fanemoved from the hell holes of war, genocide, g-g, and tenoris;;#;";;;;;.

Despite mountains of skepticism (and I'v.e been as guilty of this.as anyone) the reality has been that over the last five years the intemational community and the"Unit.J Nutions learned tough lessons from their initial failures in dealing with peace keeping una nution u;tilG. i"day the major powers and the international agencies are pulling together and-wo-rking a?'u ."r;rt, once"hofeless situations are moving toward some semblance of normalcy. rr it rlo t" iii"t,rrltrnuy be Afghanistan can be next on this list? of course the situation in Afghanistan is gruesome. The country has been through invasion, occupation civil war for two decades. Economic and a condltion worsened by periodic famine and drought' Millions of Afghans have .ome-rlr*".a and improving people

rff;it"ry. **y

*ti"irvi"r.;;;;standstill,

.".Jiligation

lives will not be so flowing, restoring

And there are many hopeful signs' so far there havibgel very few reprisals by the victorsa marked shift in behavior' The neighboring powers- Pakistan rran,,rJzbe[irtu,i, Russians ur" not competing , to destab'ize the country' as thev did in the past, but working to stabitize i,. ar nirr*ffi;;;;ililn,nr,on,. top diptomat on Afghanistan put it: The Great Games halgiven way tJ th" gr.ut". good. perhaps most significant, generation of Afghans who thrived the on the feuos of the civiiwarare being replaced by a younger wave of leaders who want to build a modern country. Rapacious warlords rike Rashld d;rt". may represent and moderate' modem men like the interim pr.sioent, H".io'r*rai the ntur.. But first you needthe past peace. The international community had learned bigl;;;;;""r ir. Iast decade: when a country is st'r plagued """
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(pfall of the above. IIN canriot provide security. . (C) Internal Situation in Afghanistan. (D) sending British troops before Americarr.troops. (lll) sending multi-national forces to Afghanistan. (A)I and II only. /B) cooperation of the neighboring countries. Maybe now that the foreigners are coming for quite different reasons. (II) cooperation of the neighboring countries. multinational force that will bring security and stability to Kabul.What could be the most appropriate title for the passage? (A) Comparison of War-torn Countries. (E) supporting the modern leadership.)) Questions
1. (B) Re-building of Afghanistan. Peace
and security in Afghanistan can be achieved through
(I)agreements with tribal leaders. "The one thing that seems to unite Afghans over long period of time is they don't much like foreigners. (D)LIN gets an opportunity to demonstrate its capabilities and emerge as a stronger organization which
could ultimately result in world peace. if not for America's strange foot dragging on this issue. A pitiable description of Afghanistan has been made by the writer consequent to civil war. (C) economic development.by problems of basic security like Somalia. 4@v enhumb le infrastructural developments can brin g fru itfu I resu lts. (E) None of the above. the pre requisite for any development in Afghanistan is (A)elimination of tribal leaders.(C)[ and III only. One of the
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important lessons learnt by the international communify in peace keeping missions and natigt building is
coordination between major powers and international agencies. Beyond Kabul. (D) infrastructural development. Afghanistan is the most ambitious project that the international community will have ever undertaken.*'onr. the most urgent priority in Alghanistan is a strong.. According to the writer. invasion. The Arabs turned it into a base for international terrorism. (E) Ensuring Peace in Afghanistan. (E)[IN has been a failure in a number of such attempts in the past. The British and the Russians tried to colonize the place. Britain had volunteered to be the lead country and. (E)if not entered now. However. But consider whaithe foreigners were up to in the past.. the writer claims that this situation can be exploited for
betterment as (A)civil wars have left the local warlords at their weakest levels.(B)I and III only. (E) sending troopSof neighboiing countries to Afghanistan
3. The
will
be lost forever. the opportunity
6.
There are good reasons for pessimism.. (B) controlling local warlords. The other important lesson is that the United Nations cannot proviCr this security.
2. (B)tlN cannot guarantee that multinational forces will not exploit the country.(pfrrsuring peace and security. occupation etc. famine.
4. for example. Thus. security must come from agreements between the Afghan war lords.
writer hints towards inadequacy of UN when he says that :(A)Beyond Kabul warloryls cannot be controlled. the locals will be more welcoming.
.. the British would have already deployed their troops (Turkey is another posiUitity. (D)It is difficult for UN to bring all the -a coalition partners on common platform. It must come from the major powers.@" its own. BPf Role and Interests of America in Afghanistan. as in the case of Mozambique. (B)it provides an opportunity for international forces to easily enter Afghanistan and eliminate terrorist
hideouts.
5. Bosnia (for a while) and Congo peacekeeping and
reconstruction are impossible. And as a senior American official said. It will be a test of their desire for peace and security in their t.

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7. (E) Britain and America lrave now reached a consensus on the issue. and II only.on1firn
^ation
(D) Anticipation
I3) Select the tvord among tlre givcn cltoices that is most ncarly sirnilar in meaning to the rvord .gasadir
.
(F)
None of the above. criticism c)expression. highest point (B) sharpness (C) bottomless (D) harmony
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12) Select the word among the given choices that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word . (C) II and III only. "A person with prejudiced views against
TAigot(B)
fanatic (C) orrhodox (D) profane.
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(B) ccnfiCent (C) vigilani (D)coiiiplicatcii.. optimism about Afghanistan can be derived from follorving factors:(l)Neighboring countries are not trying to destabirize Afghanistan-..
14) Setect the option tltat can be substituted for the given sentence. Sip : A) Cup : Glass
Gulp
*pJ Touch : Push C) Tent : Hut D) Soap : Water
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objection
.The
that much art makes no
ftnitation. follolved by four lettered pairs of rvords.Some microbiologists believe that the attempt to kill the microbes that live on or in our bodies is a mistake and that the use of antiseptics cannot always be 1)r{ustified B)spurious C)rej ected D)estimated nlr"ii..
Dircctions (9-10): The follorving questiorts consist of hyo rvords each that have a certain relationship to each othcr.NEGATION''
(A) hypothecation (B) postulat
. *AJ'abstract.
religion". hypothesis
18.. l)_Fl.lthe word among the given choices that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word @)Tf.ip. (B) I and III only. chailenge
D)modern.
8. supportive of the idea./
ntence comnletion
15) Select the word among the given choices that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
(A) fashion able@renowned (C) intrepid (D) invincible
te.. Select the letterecl pair that has the sarne relationship as the original pair of rvords
9. Basement: Attic : zenith B) Zenitlr : Apex c) Zenith : Roor D) Apex : pinnacle . (D) Allof the above. (!) Neighboring countries are n6* *o...BASHF'UL"..
"NOTORIOUS". ... (II) New generation of (lll) comparatively peaceful environment..{qgt as congestion pl}gues every important highway. (C) It will lead to economic growth.a
theory of the nature of art is vulnerable to the attempt to create likenesses of objects./
I0. so it A)delimits B)delays D)obviates E)destroys $d'clogs
the streets ofevery city...
leaders. lffitentions of the multinational forces are litily to be in favor of Afghanistan. Local population is norv more Iikcly to accept foreign forces tluc to follorving factor: (A) Local leaders are now ready for negotiations. rebuttal B)aesthetic.ACME.

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Mr' i'ieirru
of clemocracy. But the very Constitution-making 'cecame a formal exerrcise. A1l this is not to believe his role in guiding tire young republic in its fori'ative years and setting norms which none of the regimes that came after him were also to live up to. of leaving things half done. the practice is alrvays based on t-. The proliferation of slums had begun. whicit
F"*"g. Nehru should have come to contrary conclusions. which is often described as Satanic. this may be an exaggeration. That the people still look back to the Nehru era with a sense of nostalgia shows that even things which looked manageable in his days are nor. he did not regard the smallest matter pertaining to the concerned organization o1. Perhaps this is the result of a deterioration in the quality of leadership. It was a different story. with translating his larger vision of a non-violent society into a blueprint He enunciated the general principal very forcefirlly. But such details as the state structure the new society would build and the social legislation it would undeilake. Nehru was for allout industrialization. Whatever the public rhetoric. u.v out of control. revival of viliage industries or helping the Hariians.201 I 1 0: 15 AM to 10:55 AM
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Nothing shows up tire scirizophrenia of the Indian mind in the face of this challenge than that the two principal leaders of the national struggle for independence Mahatma Gandhi and Mr. of course. Mr. But neither of them thought it rvorth his while to grapple with the troublesome details when it came to making the reality conform to the vision. But the slovenliness of
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. Can one be sure after all this that the foundations on
which the republic rests are durable enough? What light does this throw on the Indian mind? The indian mind delights in ambiguity in ambivalence. The Mahatma was. But that does not detract from the processes of decline. There lvas t1o attempi to thir-rk Ilrocess in terms of institutions.ack him?
r'vas in a much better position to carry out his ideas. would contain populist pressures) make more business-like and more prodr-rctive of resuits and mike for easy and cSeap access to justice. horvever. individual grievance beneath his personal attention. most meticulous about cietail and when he underlook job. of a refusal to anticipate trouble and a iendency to wake up when the crisis has already matured. and small groups were already hogging up the larger part of {he gains of development. a distressing decline in the integrity of political life and an alarming build-up of populist pressure.08. the precise industrial policy it would pursue or the defense policy it would opt for. Both spoke fi'om utter conviction and were extremely articulate in stating their positions. was done to make school education relevant to the needs of a developing society.Sathyabama University Placement Cell
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Quest on Title: Category
SU-PC-2012-D-5A Diagnosis Test English
Date
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Duration Marks
0l .t/zs tryst lvith destiny that he rvoulcl not ccxrnt on anvone even anlong l. The language policy was left to
preserving the substance "vhile government
flounder..is closest colleagues in the congi-ess to t. he left alone or dealt with in bits and prieces' Did he fear that his vision v'ruld suffer by raising all these issues at one go? Or Cid lre realize long before the day of IndieTi. The Mahatma was for an outright rejection of the westem civilization.utfmeasures. But it also is the result of the way each government has been busy storing up trouble for future. No concerled attempt was made to close the loopholes in land laws und littl. in harboring a medley of conflictiig iieas without much discomfort. in trying to have the best of both worlds. a whether it was the spread of the spinning wheel.

D)The writer is depressed becausr. wliich created works of sculpture which endow the spirit with a body and a music which enthralls the mi'd as well as the spirit.What is the writers interpretation of the way Indians have acceptecl the situations? A)lndians are delighted with the excellent conditions present. 1. E)It is a custom in india to leave things incompletc tlll it
becomes dangerous. D)The passage explains how the Constitution was made and what clauses it included. C)The govemment did not make an effoft to remove the deficiency in the laws of land. was often at a loss in facing up to the problems of state building.vhen Nehru led India. E)The passage gives an account of the mismanaged goverrrment due to the formulation of faulty laws. The Indian mind still falters as it tires to come to grips with these probrems.approach to every problem is a fact foreign observer.
of life which hits in the eye even the most sympathetic
It is not surprising that the Indian genius which excelied in production myths. 3. 2. B)Mahatma Gandhi dealt with the formation of the structure of the state in bits and pieces. E)To explain that they had high dreams and vision for the country which could take India to a bright
future. S'What is the purpose of the rvriter behind mentioning Mahatma Gandhi ancl Nehru? A)To give an example of effective leadership to tod. B)The writer is comlortabie with thc medley of confiicting ideas present in today's worid. E)The writer is unaffected with the past or present. C)The passage is an account of a successful democratib set up of the Indian government as a result of the policies made by our leaders.$to trace the reasons behind the disordered state of India as one based on hollow foundation laid by leaders in the past.ayiiYrs incompetent leaders gfto explain that they were incapable of putting their vision into practice which has resulted in the present situation.what is the main purpose of the writer behind writing this passage? A)To bring out the contrast in Nehru's and Gandhi's dreams and vision of India. C)To bring out a contrast in the thinking of the two leaders towards the industrialization.sMahatma could not give personal attention to the revival of village industries since he felt that his vision would not materialirre as a whcle.rbject of thc passage? "k)-flie writer is not satisfied with the present situation of mismanagement. B)To bring out the flaws in Indian democracy. A)Leaders of the Freedom Struggle B)Nehru's and Gandhi's vision of India C)History of Indian Detnocracy D) History of Indians pf. C)lndians are sentimental about the glorious past of Nehru's times. E)To bring out the past as a disordered and mismanaged govemment as a result of improper implementation of the job undertaken by leaders.t A)The passage expresses the vision and dreams of Indian leaders for a better future. B)Indians are proud of the leaders of freedom struggle. D)To show the impact of Western Civilization on today's India.*"BfThe passage expresses the shaping up of a disorganized state due to the constricted vision of our leaders.
T.ackof Effective Leaders in India
Today
arc the rvriters feelings tolvards thc s.
a.ia. C)T'he rvriter is nostalgic about tire times r. of lack of effofts on parl of Indian leaders to irnplement their ideas into practice.What is the main idca expressed in the passage? .\\tri
6. 'Eflndians have comfortably accepted the existing state of India along with its shortcomings and
disorder.
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.Provide a suitable title to the passage. D)To explain their policies and vision they held for all around development of Ind.Which of the follorving lies beyond the scope of the passage? A)Mahatma Gandhi favored the use of spinning wheel in place of western culture. D[ndians are disappointed by non implementation of the dreams of leaders into reality.

she stood the tree and r. Pointing to a photograph of Mahesh. under.
parnper
. inchoate 17.. further.r of their elders/ No error
AB{D
I I . find out rvhich psrt of thc sentence has an error. across.'Captain' is related to a 'Team' in the same way as 'Director.vaited A) With.
14. chaotic frndeveloped E.
In yvhat way B is related to A? 6fn is the daughter of A (d) B is the
22. Hoy is Ram related to Mahesh? (A) Brother lBt'Brother-in-law (c) Father-in-law (D) Data not sufficient
2l ' If A is the father of B and B is not the son of (a) B is the wife of A (b) B is the Mother of A brother of A
A. nurture
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A. for C) Inside. The tnicroscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their decline has meant that fewer fisir are making it to adulthood to be lrawler men. suspicion E. comfort
A.
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Direction (8-11) : In each of the follorving questions. appease:
yield
B. Ram said. for pYAft"r. relieve E" doctor
16. If there is no mistake the answer is 'no errorl 8. to D) About. Meerabai was sent away from her home/ because she spend most of the time/
in the company of holy men/ No error
CD
Directions for Questions 12-14 : Choose the option rvhich rvill correcgy fill the blank. begi*er
llSatisfy B. below.3
. desire D. "The father of his sister is the husband of mv wife's mother". to ripen
:
B.r I wiil have no option but to /
bring the matter to the attention of the police / No error
e-B
CD
9.@ organization (D) union
. compromise
E. is related to (A) Supervisor (B) Employee . smarting
20. frustration D. gaiety
19. dejectio n {pr"o"cupation c. A) Of . implicit c. unless y-ou stqp lg"gakgnorl e at once. The Minister along with his I pafty coleagues \gvrc / been invited to the party lNo error
A"BCD
A{
10 It is rude / for the young / making fu.give pleasure
{placate D.X{ourirn
D.g{naout C) Into D) After
13. satiate:
A' loose B. water down E. obsession:
A.to
c.
caught_
A) in
B) Into
-eYBy D) At
ven for each ouestion:
15.I am writing to enquire the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September. into
him.
having her lunch. craven
18.

D) None of the above. by what do we cut fruit? (C) Glass (D) saucer Spoon 3Fl jue
Directions for Questions 24 & 25: Sentences are given below in each question.
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A) Rakesh is taller than me.If 'fork'is called'plate'. consist of trvo lvords each that have a certain relationship to each other.'plate'is called'knife'.Uut '{Vision:
Sight
A) Lifb : Death B) Water:
28.
sea.
26. 'jug' is called'gla5s'.'knife'is called'jug'. Sailor : Pirate
.
ffin"number
of ministers who are eyeing the Amethi constituency is rising.
D) The three friends agreed to keep the secret between themselves. Find the grammatically correct option in each question. Money : Transaction
.Efltis
a pleasure
to see a whale as long as 90 feet swimming gracefully in the
C) It is a pleasure to see a whale swimming as long as 90 feet gracefully in the sea. Iliiterate : Uneducated
A) Country: State B) City: Viiiage C) Paiace
27.
25
A) It is a pleasure to
see a whale
swimming gracefully in the sea as long as 90 feet.
(A)
'glass' is called 'cySt' and 'cup' is called 'forko.D) Dante : Latin
30.23. follorved by four lettered lrairs of lvords.
B) The people in my office are cleverer than other offices.
Directions 26-30: The follorving questions.
-.Utopia: English 4/Odyssey : Greek B) Tulsidas : Sanskrit C) Monalisa: English . Overlook : Aberration
solid
C) Ideas : Exchange ffiungrruge : Conversation
A) Mitigate : Penitence y'Condone : Offence C) Enor : Omission D) Conviction
Criminai
:
29.
A) Police : Robbers
B) Lion : Lamb
SPlant: Fungus D) Major
: Sepoy
+
. Select the lettered pai: that has the sarne relationship as the original pair of rvords.